Disclaimer: See chapter 1
Chapter 5
Standing Strong through the Tears
That night neither Katy nor her friends slept well. All of them had nightmares of the previous night. Rich had found a place to stay at a local shelter. He had tried to comfort Aaron when he awoke from his dream, but the memories still haunted his mind as well. He wondered if there was something, he could have done to protect Megan or the Professor. He knew the others did too. Soon he began to wonder how long these thoughts would torment his mind.
*~*~*
Katy awoke late in the night. Her face was covered in sweat. She looked over to Joanne. She was awake too. She sat on the bed, hugging her knees to her chest, starring out the window.
"You have a nightmare too?" Joanne asked without looking away.
"Yeah. I feel like it was my fault the Professor died. He saved my life." Katy said.
Joanne sighed. "We can all blame ourselves. I couldn't put out the fire fast enough. The fact still remains, that they are dead and there's nothing we can do now to change that."
Katy nodded. "I'm going to check on Alicia."
Katy walked out of the room and silently entered the room beside her own. She found the two girls asleep, but she heard a silent weeping coming from Alicia's bed. She walked over and sat on the bed near her.
"Alicia?" Katy whispered as she placed a hand on her.
Alicia looked up and suddenly flinched away at Katy's touch.
"It's okay!" Katy said quickly.
Alicia looked at Katy and hugged her knees to her chest. Katy placed her arm around the frightened girl. Alicia just sat there with her head on her knees. Her body shook as she cried. Eventually she lay back down on her bed. Katy watched her for a moment as she gently stroked the girl's head.
"You want to talk about it?" Katy asked.
Alicia remained quiet. She sniffed, but did not turn. Katy lay down beside her while still gently stroking her hair in comfort. Soon Alicia drifted into a dreamless sleep.
*~*~*
Joshua lay on the floor staring at the ceiling. Edward had performed tests all day long. Tomorrow he would start to create his mutant. Joshua felt afraid. He did not know how to fully control his mutant power. He feared that Edwards's plan would not fully work.
Suddenly his thoughts were disturbed as the door opened. Joshua looked toward the door and groaned inwardly as Stephen walked inside.
"Get up." Stephen said as he came closer.
Joshua sat up. "What do you want?"
Suddenly the form of Stephen changed into Mystique.
Joshua stepped back. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to get you out. Follow me." She said quickly.
Mystique quickly exited. She took out the two guards that stood by the door and began to lead Joshua out. Joshua followed not knowing if he could trust her, but grateful for the escape attempt. Suddenly an alarm sounded. Mystique cursed as guards began coming towards them.
"This way, hurry!" She said as she grabbed Joshua by the arm and pulled him up the stairs.
Joshua quickly followed. The two made their way up to the roof. Mystique looked around. There was no way down. She could fly off, but she needed to get Joshua out too.
Joshua looked around too and came up with a plan. "Mystique hold still. I need your power." He said quickly.
He placed his hands out toward Mystique. Mystique hardly felt a thing as he gained her power. Joshua lowered his hands and transformed himself into a bird. Mystique did the same.
Just as the guard came up the stairs, Mystique and Joshua flew off.
*~*~*
After Katy awoke, she decided to call Rich. She dialed his cell phone number and waited as it rang.
"Hello?" Rich said over the phone.
"Hey Rich," Katy said. "How are things going?"
Rich sighed. "Well, we couldn't find a place to stay. We finally found a shelter to stay at for the night."
Katy sighed. "A shelter? Rich you should stay here until you can at least find a place."
"What about you? How did you take last night?" Rich said, changing the subject.
"Alright, I guess. I cannot seem to get the memory out my head. I spent most of the night in with Alicia, though." Katy replied.
"How's she taking it?"
"She seems to be taking it quite hard. She cried all last night and she's hardly said a word since we have gotten here."
"Give her time. She lost her best friend, you know." Rich replied.
"What about Aaron? How is he?" Katy asked.
"He's blaming himself for Megan's death. He saw her get shot. Every time he tried to sleep last night, it haunted his mind."
Katy felt like she wanted to cry. "The others?" She finally asked.
"They are doing as best as they can." Rich replied. "How's Matt and Joanne?"
"Joanne didn't sleep well and neither did Matt. It's going to be hard to get over this."
"We will make it Katy. Stay strong. We need to be strong for the others. You need to be strong for them and I need to be strong for those here."
Katy sighed. "I know. It's just hard."
"No one said it would be easy. At least you have a place to stay." Rich said.
"Come stay here with us. We can try to find another place together then." Katy said.
"I can't Katy. Not after that attack. I'm sorry."
Katy sighed. "Have you heard from Joshua?" She finally asked.
"No, I haven't heard anything."
"Alright, keep in contact and call if you here anything."
"You too and take care of yourself." Rich said.
"Say hi to everyone and let them know I'm thinking of them." Katy replied.
"Same there! Bye Katy."
"Bye!" Katy pushed end on her phone. She looked outside as a tear slowly crept down her face.
Chapter 5
Standing Strong through the Tears
That night neither Katy nor her friends slept well. All of them had nightmares of the previous night. Rich had found a place to stay at a local shelter. He had tried to comfort Aaron when he awoke from his dream, but the memories still haunted his mind as well. He wondered if there was something, he could have done to protect Megan or the Professor. He knew the others did too. Soon he began to wonder how long these thoughts would torment his mind.
*~*~*
Katy awoke late in the night. Her face was covered in sweat. She looked over to Joanne. She was awake too. She sat on the bed, hugging her knees to her chest, starring out the window.
"You have a nightmare too?" Joanne asked without looking away.
"Yeah. I feel like it was my fault the Professor died. He saved my life." Katy said.
Joanne sighed. "We can all blame ourselves. I couldn't put out the fire fast enough. The fact still remains, that they are dead and there's nothing we can do now to change that."
Katy nodded. "I'm going to check on Alicia."
Katy walked out of the room and silently entered the room beside her own. She found the two girls asleep, but she heard a silent weeping coming from Alicia's bed. She walked over and sat on the bed near her.
"Alicia?" Katy whispered as she placed a hand on her.
Alicia looked up and suddenly flinched away at Katy's touch.
"It's okay!" Katy said quickly.
Alicia looked at Katy and hugged her knees to her chest. Katy placed her arm around the frightened girl. Alicia just sat there with her head on her knees. Her body shook as she cried. Eventually she lay back down on her bed. Katy watched her for a moment as she gently stroked the girl's head.
"You want to talk about it?" Katy asked.
Alicia remained quiet. She sniffed, but did not turn. Katy lay down beside her while still gently stroking her hair in comfort. Soon Alicia drifted into a dreamless sleep.
*~*~*
Joshua lay on the floor staring at the ceiling. Edward had performed tests all day long. Tomorrow he would start to create his mutant. Joshua felt afraid. He did not know how to fully control his mutant power. He feared that Edwards's plan would not fully work.
Suddenly his thoughts were disturbed as the door opened. Joshua looked toward the door and groaned inwardly as Stephen walked inside.
"Get up." Stephen said as he came closer.
Joshua sat up. "What do you want?"
Suddenly the form of Stephen changed into Mystique.
Joshua stepped back. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to get you out. Follow me." She said quickly.
Mystique quickly exited. She took out the two guards that stood by the door and began to lead Joshua out. Joshua followed not knowing if he could trust her, but grateful for the escape attempt. Suddenly an alarm sounded. Mystique cursed as guards began coming towards them.
"This way, hurry!" She said as she grabbed Joshua by the arm and pulled him up the stairs.
Joshua quickly followed. The two made their way up to the roof. Mystique looked around. There was no way down. She could fly off, but she needed to get Joshua out too.
Joshua looked around too and came up with a plan. "Mystique hold still. I need your power." He said quickly.
He placed his hands out toward Mystique. Mystique hardly felt a thing as he gained her power. Joshua lowered his hands and transformed himself into a bird. Mystique did the same.
Just as the guard came up the stairs, Mystique and Joshua flew off.
*~*~*
After Katy awoke, she decided to call Rich. She dialed his cell phone number and waited as it rang.
"Hello?" Rich said over the phone.
"Hey Rich," Katy said. "How are things going?"
Rich sighed. "Well, we couldn't find a place to stay. We finally found a shelter to stay at for the night."
Katy sighed. "A shelter? Rich you should stay here until you can at least find a place."
"What about you? How did you take last night?" Rich said, changing the subject.
"Alright, I guess. I cannot seem to get the memory out my head. I spent most of the night in with Alicia, though." Katy replied.
"How's she taking it?"
"She seems to be taking it quite hard. She cried all last night and she's hardly said a word since we have gotten here."
"Give her time. She lost her best friend, you know." Rich replied.
"What about Aaron? How is he?" Katy asked.
"He's blaming himself for Megan's death. He saw her get shot. Every time he tried to sleep last night, it haunted his mind."
Katy felt like she wanted to cry. "The others?" She finally asked.
"They are doing as best as they can." Rich replied. "How's Matt and Joanne?"
"Joanne didn't sleep well and neither did Matt. It's going to be hard to get over this."
"We will make it Katy. Stay strong. We need to be strong for the others. You need to be strong for them and I need to be strong for those here."
Katy sighed. "I know. It's just hard."
"No one said it would be easy. At least you have a place to stay." Rich said.
"Come stay here with us. We can try to find another place together then." Katy said.
"I can't Katy. Not after that attack. I'm sorry."
Katy sighed. "Have you heard from Joshua?" She finally asked.
"No, I haven't heard anything."
"Alright, keep in contact and call if you here anything."
"You too and take care of yourself." Rich said.
"Say hi to everyone and let them know I'm thinking of them." Katy replied.
"Same there! Bye Katy."
"Bye!" Katy pushed end on her phone. She looked outside as a tear slowly crept down her face.